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Giving away d'base app

Hi

I'm using D3 and I've created a database app for viewing a list of song
recordings but that is unimportant.

I need to know how to supply the accompanying database file so that it can
be found by the app but I'm unsure how to set up the app to view it on
another computer as I've used the database apps which came with delphi to
set up a label for it. However I can't expect other users to set up the
database themselves.

Any Help Appriciated

-Shaun

 

Re:Giving away d'base app


In article <7hf3fa$n0...@gxsn.com>,
  "Shaun" <sh...@nospam.iccircle.globalnet.co.uk> wrote:

Quote
> I need to know how to supply the accompanying database file so that
it can
> be found by the app but I'm unsure how to set up the app to view it on
> another computer as I've used the database apps which came with
delphi to
> set up a label for it. However I can't expect other users to set up
the
> database themselves.

Shaun,

If I'm understanding you correctly, then what you need to do is use
InstallShield (bundled w/Delphi) or some other installation utility to
create an installation routine that includes the BDE (Borland Database
Engine).  When setting up the routine, you can specify a name for, type
of, and parameters for the necessary alias.  Then, of course, you'll
also have to include the database file(s) themselves.  Did that answer
your question, or I am completely misunderstanding you?

Damion Moyer-Sims

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Re:Giving away d'base app


Thanks

-Shaun

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> In article <7hf3fa$n0...@gxsn.com>,
>   "Shaun" <sh...@nospam.iccircle.globalnet.co.uk> wrote:
> > I need to know how to supply the accompanying database file so that
> it can
> > be found by the app but I'm unsure how to set up the app to view it on
> > another computer as I've used the database apps which came with
> delphi to
> > set up a label for it. However I can't expect other users to set up
> the
> > database themselves.

> Shaun,

> If I'm understanding you correctly, then what you need to do is use
> InstallShield (bundled w/Delphi) or some other installation utility to
> create an installation routine that includes the BDE (Borland Database
> Engine).  When setting up the routine, you can specify a name for, type
> of, and parameters for the necessary alias.  Then, of course, you'll
> also have to include the database file(s) themselves.  Did that answer
> your question, or I am completely misunderstanding you?

> Damion Moyer-Sims

> --== Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ ==--
> ---Share what you know. Learn what you don't.---

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